Meet the team

Meet the team

He worked as a business journalist between 1999 and 2005, writing for a range of newspapers and magazines in the UK, including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday and The Daily Telegraph. As a former journalist, he is adept at getting under the skin of complicated subjects and communicating the core ideas in clear, concise and engaging text, whether in just a few words or over many pages.

Particular areas of expertise include financial and professional services, energy, engineering, manufacturing, technology and education. He set up Wordsworks Limited in 2003 as a copywriting agency. Under the Wordsworks banner, he leads a team of highly experienced business copywriters, providing specialist copywriting and editing services to corporate clients in the UK and overseas.

Former national newspaper journalist Neil Barraclough brings a range of media experience and understanding, having worked across print, online, TV and radio before switching his focus to copywriting. Neil’s work has included annual reports, newsletters, email marketing, landing pages, and white papers. He’s also written children’s books, edited a bestselling book, worked as a communications manager, and had his photography published in both books and magazines. He has considerable experience in sport and leisure, digital marketing, tech, and SaaS companies. And he loves turning complex, jargon-filled B2B communication into clear, compelling copy. When Neil’s not writing, he’s learning Spanish. ¡Hola!

Bertie is a highly experienced professional proofreader. He has over 15 years’ experience working as a proofreader for major blue-chips and professional services firms, both in-house and as a freelance consultant.

He has proofread every kind of legal document, from large company offering circulars to brief witness statements in contentious matters. He has also extensive experience editing client alerts, press releases, department brochures and all other kinds of marketing and business service document.

As well as legal proofreading, Bertie is comfortable working on every type of document, across any industry. Much of his work calls for skills far beyond the correction of straightforward aspects of English spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage, often requiring him to carry out extensive edits of documents written by non-native English speakers, or to ensure the consistency and accuracy of style and usage.

Jon has been in the advertising business for 30 years, during which time he’s been creative director in three ad agencies.

This has seen him involved in the development of strategic marketing concepts and their tactical execution for high profile consumer brands, and leading names in many sectors of B2B.

His copywriting experience extends from customer-facing communications through to all forms of supporting assets, including corporate and product literature, videos, online activities and training materials.

He’s worked across all media and produced award-winning work in cinema, TV, press and direct mail.

Fran has more than 10 years’ experience in print and online writing, producing compelling articles, promotional and PR pieces, ebooks, brochures and advertorial scripts for a broad range of clients, from local startups to multinational household brands.

Covering a variety of topics, from health to real estate, Fran enjoys the diversity of her remit, creating on-brief copy tailored to the bespoke requirements of each client.

Throughout his 20 years in copywriting and communications, Ashley has given a voice to hundreds of businesses and organisations across the UK and beyond. He can quickly get to grips with a project, supply original, exciting ideas and produce attractive, customer-centred copy with commercial clout.

More specifically, he delivers strategic creative content for websites, brochures, case studies, blogs, press releases, sales letters, product descriptions and most other methods of getting a message across to the people that matter.

Ashley is also the author of a book called I’m Here! How to Write Brilliant Marketing Material That Gets Your Business Noticed. Published in 2015, the book provides small businesses and aspiring copywriters with the know-how needed to write effective marketing communications.

Ex-BBC business journalist Jim Simpson has a broad range of writing expertise that extends from writing features and press releases to advising on PR campaigns and producing in-house literature.

He has a deep and varied experience of writing on business for print, broadcast and online media. Previous commissions include The Guardian, Financial Mail on Sunday and Director magazine.

Jim has launched and edited magazines for a variety of clients, and you can blame him for the book The Calendar Girls – Their True Story, which he wrote. He also worked for the BBC in London producing business and personal finance programmes for Radio Five Live, and has edited a number of B2B trade journals.